\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0Kes K.<\/i><\/b>, <\/i>recovering at St. Luke\u2019s from hip surgery; Stella Q.<\/i><\/b>, at\u00a0 Silver Creek, (3321 Texas Ave, Joplin, MO 64804),\u00a0\u00a0 struggling with her loss of memory; Kathy P.<\/i><\/b>, suffering health issues; Mary C.<\/i><\/b>, Sara P.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0THANK YOU <\/b>to those who let Pastor Mackie borrow furnishings for his rental property.\u00a0 He will be at <call church office> on Saturday, January 28 to return your items.\u00a0 Please come to the beige double-doored garage off the alleyway behind the property.\u00a0 We know the donors of some items, but are not sure about a red easy chair with green ottoman, an entertainment center, and a microwave. If you loaned any of those items, please contact the church office to let us know what to do with it\/them.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0PANTRY WARMING\u00a0 <\/b>The LWML is promoting a pantry warming<\/i><\/b> for Pastor Mehl and his family to welcome them to Good Shepherd.\u00a0 On Sunday, January 29, and Sunday, February 5, there will be a container in the narthex where you can leave items that will be delivered to their\u00a0 home just before their arrival. \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0CALL ACCEPTED\u00a0 <\/b>The Call Committee received word from Reverend Silas Mehl that he will\u00a0be accepting the call to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.\u00a0 Tentatively, he is looking towards some time in February for his installation.\u00a0 His installation date will be announced as soon as it is\u00a0 confirmed by the district.\u00a0 Please continue to\u00a0keep Pastor Mehl, Pastor Mackie, Good Shepherd,\u00a0and Pastor Mehl’s South Dakota congregations\u00a0in your prayers\u00a0as we move through this process.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0GOODBYE PASTOR MACKIE\u00a0 <\/b>There will be a potluck dinner next Sunday, January 29, after the 10:45 am service.\u00a0 Everyone, please join us and bring your favorite dish or two.\u00a0 The fellowship committee will provide fried chicken, but other main dishes would be appreciated, too.\u00a0 If you have any questions, you can contact Dave or Lora Wacker.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0SECRET SISTERS\u00a0 <\/b>If you turned in a form to participate in this year\u2019s secret sister program there is an envelope with your name on it, on the information desk.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0HEAD START ON \u201cSOUPER\u201d BOWL SUNDAY\u00a0 <\/b>Through the month of January we are asking for canned soup, dried beans and rice to help fill\u00a0 the shelves at Crosslines of Carthage.\u00a0 Bring your donations and place them in the round container in the narthex or the shopping cart in the\u00a0 entry downstairs.\u00a0 If you would prefer to give a monetary donation there are envelopes on the round table in the narthex.\u00a0 The envelopes can be returned to Nan Borg or dropped off at the church office.\u00a0 Everyone wins when we team up to help!<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0OFFERING STATEMENTS\u00a0 <\/b>The 2016 offering statements are on the round table in the narthex.\u00a0 If you need your statement mailed, please contact the church office, 358-1325.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0LUTHERAN WITNESS SUBSCRIPTIONS\u00a0 <\/b>It\u2019s about your faith, your church, your world.\u00a0 Subscription cost is $15.96.\u00a0 A sign up sheet is on the round table in the narthex and you can pay by simply writing a check to Good Shepherd and putting Lutheran Witness <\/i>in the memo line.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0OFFERING <\/b>ENVELOPES\u00a0 <\/b>2017 offering envelopes are on the information table in the narthex.\u00a0 Please remember to discard your 2016 envelopes and use only the 2017 envelopes<\/b>.\u00a0 If you do not see your name and want envelopes, please contact the church office.\u00a0 Likewise, if you prefer not to use them and see your name, simply write NO on the label.<\/p>\n
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\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS \u00a0Kes K., recovering at St. Luke\u2019s from hip surgery; Stella Q., at\u00a0 Silver Creek, (3321 Texas Ave, Joplin, MO 64804),\u00a0\u00a0 struggling with her loss of memory; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Mary C., Sara P., undergoing treatment for cancer. \u2020\u00a0THANK YOU to those who let Pastor Mackie borrow furnishings for his rental… Read More »Announcements — January 22, 2017<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1700"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1701,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1700\/revisions\/1701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}